May 15, 2004

NKU FINISHES 17TH AT NATIONALS

Ehlen places 35th with four-day total of 306

DELAND, Fla. - The Northern Kentucky University men’s golf team posted a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Division II nationals with a four-day total of 1,264 at the Victoria Hills Golf Course.

NKU freshman Jonathan Ehlen, a graduate of Ryle High School, totaled 306 (+18) during the 72-hole event and finished 35th nationally. Ehlen shot a 2-over-par 74 on Saturday.

The University of South Carolina-Aiken captured the national championship with a score of 1,191, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Chico State (1,200). J.J. Jakovac of Chico State won the medal with a four-round total of 287 (-1).


Men’s Golf

NCAA Division II National Championships

Deland, Fla.

Victoria Hills Golf Course, par 72

Final results

1. South Carolina-Aiken 1,191

2. Chico State 1,200

3. Barry 1,201

4. CSU-Stanislaus 1,210

5. Barton 1,214

6. West Florida 1,216

7. Northeastern (Okla.) State 1,219

8. Armstrong Atlantic 1,225

9. Western Washington 1,228

10. Georgia State 1,229

11. Columbus State 1,234

12. Washburn 1,235

13. (tie) Bryant 1,236

North Alabama 1,236

15. UC San Diego 1,237

16. St. Cloud State 1,249

17. Northern Kentucky 1,264

18. Charleston (W. Va.) 1,281

NKU Individuals: 35. Jonathan Ehlen 306, 52. Brandon Parsons 310, 85. David Shearer 321, 96. Curtis Phelps 328, 98. Glenn Davidson 332.

Jonathan Ehlen